FORMER Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sir James Mitchell, will deliver the feature address at the United Workers Party’s 39th National Convention at the Gros Islet Secondary School slated for tomorrow.
Sir James served as Prime Minister for sixteen years (from 1984-2000) under his New Democratic Party (NDP), following which the party lost the March 2001 under the leadership of Arnhim Eustace.
At the convention, the party’s leadership will be decided between incumbent Party Leader, Allen Chastanet, and Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, a former two-term MP for the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP).
The convention comes at a juncture when some of its members are calling for a real healing process to take place in the party. Earlier this week, former party leader, Stephenson King, told the media that some members had written to Chastanet requesting a meeting to discuss “disharmony within the organization”.
“Our mood is attempting to rescue the party,” King said on Tuesday. “And if the Political Leader doesn’t believe that there’s a need to rescue the party, then it’s all in his hands. Time will dictate.”
King, who said he will be present at the convention, added: “What we’ve seen within the party in the last two years certainly demonstrates that there’s no control about a situation that is exacerbating itself. No one knows what will happen next. We’ve seen it deteriorate from one level to the next and if we’re not conscious of that deterioration, then what looms ahead is going to be devastating for the party.”
While there have been allegations that the party’s electoral process is tainted, Chairman of the party’s Convention Committee, Eldridge Stephens, affirmed last week that “the Committee will do all in its power to ensure a transparent and fair process”.
james michel ?
RIVER OF NO-RETURN !!!!
TIME HAS/HAVE RUN OUT FOR MISYE.
he is as low-key and a dead horse as the whole/hole of those flambo put together.
UWP will be destroy before the next general election.
nothing can save those vicious plutocrat scandalmongers. all finish, all-fall-down.
the pirate spirit of JOHN GEORGE MELVIN COMPTON is hunting those killers and he will never RIP until he finish with them once and foe-all.
Get a new set of spectacles Prophet Dr. Optical. I think you are suffering from blurred vision.
gene smith
u are right i am suffering from a blurred-vision lol
i can see through this vision that all-fall-down for the “flambo” come next general election.
i can also see that james mitchel is going TO MAKE A FOOL OF THOSE FLAMBOES BECA– USE THE MAN IS ALREADY SENILE..
i can see clearly now that all flamboes have COMPEY’S malediction. “MODISYON”.
GENE SMITH DON’T YOU KNOW A PROPHET IS ALSO CALL A SEER..